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 [ 1 syll. lou-(r)des, lo-urd-es ] The girl name Lourdes is pronounced LAORDZ KEY. Lourdes has its origins in the French language. It is used largely in the English and Spanish languages. The first name is derived from the town of Lourdes in southwestern France, where a famous shrine was built after a local peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous saw apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1858. Traditionally, the name Mary was considered too sacred to use, therefore girls were often christened with other associated names. The name is used mainly by Roman Catholics. It has in recent times been famous as the name given by Madonna to her daughter, Lourdes 'Lola' Maria (1996). A variant form of the name is the Spanish Lurdes. Other variants of Lourdes include the pet forms Lola (English, Italian, and Spanish), Lolita (Spanish), Lula (English), and Luli (English). Lourdes is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1968 with 0.018% of baby girls being given the name Lourdes. It was #554 in rank then. The baby name has dropped out of favor since then, and is of only sporadic use now. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly linked to Lourdes, the Spanish, English, Hawaiian, and Italian Lola was the most commonly used. Baby names that sound like Lourdes include the Spanish Lurdes and the English Laritza. KEY: Pronunciation for Lourdes: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"   |
